Merchaw’s Mill, Hatfield Heath
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Essex, England.
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The mill was built 1841 on south side of the heath and owned by Ephraim Davey. In 1890 an auxiliary steam engine was added. Sidney Oliver owned the Windmill at the turn of the century. The mill closed in 1906 and was demolished in 1909, at which time it belonged to William Bowyer and Richard Martin Broad.
Full details
Power source | Wind |
Mill type | |
Mill function | Corn mill |
Archive ID | 12461 |
Location | Hatfield Heath |
Historic county | Essex |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
NGR | TL 5243 1481 |
Latitude/longitude | 51.81121167, 0.20984384 |
Location
References
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Essex XXXI (1880)
- Towers, Leslie G, Liz Wright & Ivan Wybrew (eds), A history of Hatfield Heath (Hatfield Heath History Group, 1999)
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